Contribution and Benefits of Niacin
Vitamin B3 has many properties but is a vitamin well known to fight cholesterol and liver functioning.
This vitamin has different names such as Niacin, Niacinamide, Niacinina, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide and Factor PP, English Pelagrum Preventig.Aunque the most used of them all is the Niacin or Vitamin B3 is already known.
It is a water-soluble vitamin like all the B group, may also occur from tryptophan (an amino acid which is obtained by the intake of food).
* Power plant: Niacin concentrations are higher in whole grains and their derivatives, also in peas, potatoes, artichokes and peanuts. The sources of tryptophan in the plant kingdom are the oats, dates and avocado.
* Sources of animal origin constitute the main source of beef, poultry, lamb and pork. The liver is the viscera with more content of niacin. Fish are also important source of niacin, especially tuna, which has high levels of this vitamin.
On the other hand, milk and its derivatives, along with eggs, are rich in tryptophan, which is very important to keep in mind, since as of this amino acid, is synthesized 50% of the niacin present in our body .
* The supplements in tablet form are presented as nicotinic acid, niacinamide and inositol hexaniacitato.
* It is essential to obtain energy from the food we eat because it helps maintain normal blood glucose level.
* It is necessary for the proper functioning of the brain and involved in the synthesis of certain neurotransmitters such as serotonin being thus partly responsible for our good humor. Besides being very useful in cases of schizophrenia, psychosis and depression can reduce migraines.
* Improves circulation by acting as a vasodilator of blood capillaries to be useful in disorders of the central and peripheral circulation.
* Intervenes in the formation of collagen which is necessary for the proper functioning of cells of skin and hair, ensuring a good somatostatin, pigmentation and scarring of the apitelios and hair.
* It is necessary for synthesis of sex hormones: estrogen, progesterone and testosterone, among others.
* Vitamin B3 along with the other vitamins B modulates the production of cholesterol and triglycerides and prevents the deposit in the liver.
* It has been shown that vitamin B3 speeds, along with vitamin B1, eliminating alcohol and other intoxicants such as marijuana, colorants, preservatives, pesticides and opiates. This quality and antidegenerativa antitoxic liver is useful in the treatment of chronic alcoholism and drug addiction.
* Intervenes in the process of metabolism of certain trace elements such as lithium, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, iron, cobalt and copper.
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